Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-12-27

ALBANY, N. Y. Dec. 24.-Danie
Manning is dead. lie passed away
quietly, surrounded by his family and
few friends.
Mr.. Manning seemed to rally and
brighten considerably this morning,
to the surprise ofhis family, and about
| o'clock this afternoon bis son, James
H., who had been up watching at the
bedside almost without rest, went
out for short walk in the fresh air.
lie returned in few moments, and
entering the room whore the nurse
and the patient were, discovered that
his father was breathing faster, with
shortened breaths. No mark ofdeath
was on his countenance, and, though
Mr.. Manning had repeatedly request
ed his family not to witness his pass
ing away, it was deemed best to sum-
mon the household, and in the pres
ence of his family, at l :34 this after
noon, Mr.. Manning quietly and gent
ly ceased to breath.
The bold stand taken by Mr.. Man
ming in the Chicago convention in
1884, when he fought for the New
York delegation casting its vote as
unit for Mr.. Cleveland, when he was
opposed by Burke Cochran aud Joe
Grady, of Tammany, was the only
real great political event IN Mr.. Man
ning's life. The prominence given
in the convention naturally made him
the acknowledged leader in the New
York campaign of that year, and
through his generalship, both in the
convention and during the campaign
he contributed, perhaps, more to the
election of Mr.. Cleveland than any
other single man in tho party. Until
the convention of 1884, Mr.. Manning
was not known in politics beyond the
confines of the State of New York,
and his part in the struggle made him
Secretary of the Treasury.
The business career of Mr.. Manning
was quito apart from his political life,
and had well fitted him TO grapple
with the Vexed question connected
with the finances of the nation. He
was the natural business successor to
Comstock in the proprietorship ofthe
Argus, and after Mr.. Cassidy's death
he managed the entire concern as
President ofthe Argus Company. I'll
there is any business in the world |
which requires cool head, good
Judgment and shrewd management, |
1t is that of Il great newspaper. But
Mr.. Manning had other business re.
lalions. He had been for many years
the Albany Director of the Albany
Il Susquehanna Railroad. From 1869
TO 1882 he was Trustee of the Ma
tional Savings Bank of Albany. In
1873 lie was elected Director of the
National Commercial Bank of Alba
ny, and when Robert L. Johnson died,
In 1881, he WINS chosen Vice Presi-
dent of this bank. A year later the
President died, and Mr.. Manning was
elected TO succeed him.
AS Secretary of Treasury, Mr..
Manning took firm ground on the
question of sound currency, recon-
including in his report December,
1855, the repeal of the silver coinage
act. The policy which he was de-
veloplng was one based ON solid prin-
ciples of finances.
lie was twice married. His first
wife, Mary Little, whom he married
in 1852, died in 1882. On Nov. 10,
1884, he married Miss May Fryer, of
Albany, who survives him. lie has
also four children, James Milton
managing editor of the
Albany Argus; Frederick Clinton
Mrs. Delohanty, of Albany,
md Miss Mary Manning.